The challenge is that the U.S. has to pay interest on its debt, which is increasing yearly. The Congressional Budget Office ...

Last year, the world's debt rose to $244 trillion, or 318% of global GDP, according to the Institute of International Finance. The world is now "pushing at the boundaries of comfortably ...

THE global financial crisis has taken its toll on the world economy, especially on the public finances of advanced economies. As a share of GDP public debt has grown sharply in recent years—from 70 ...

US economy faces historic surge in public debt, hindering growth and policy freedom. Debt projected to reach 156% of GDP by ...

There appears to be no clear point above which a nation’s debt dramatically compromises medium-term growth ECONOMISTS have debated whether there is a threshold in the level of government debt to GDP ...

Global debt surged by about 50% over the last decade, outpacing a 46% increase in global gross domestic product (GDP). From the end of 2015 to the end of 2024, global debt rose by 49.2%, from $213 ...